14 Village Way London Southwark SE21 7AN Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1939 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Works to tree with a TCA: Lawson Cypress (T1) - fell due to poor condition. Bay (T2) - Reduce by 50% due to excessive growth, taking the height from 20ft to 10ft, maintaining the same width Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 11 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Dulwich Village conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Southwark AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land 45 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SE21 7AN
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
Show
Agent
Treesawrus Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 6 days slower than Southwark's median of 33 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
363decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Southwark in the last twelve months, from validation. Southwark decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Southwark is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #54 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Southwark decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #93 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #92 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #54 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #122 of 296
92%
Minor dwellings approved
259 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
38 decided
1,622
Total decisions
132 refused in the year to March 2026

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